The Third Hokage was very satisfied with the results of his visit to Naruto's home.
Under the influence of the Will of Fire, even a mischievous boy like Naruto would ultimately aspire to become Hokage and pass that spirit on to the next generation.
But when it came to dealing with the Uchiha, the Third Hokage was indecisive. He feared danger from every side and wanted everything.
The result of letting things drift was that the outcome had spun out of control, leading to even greater losses.
A week passed.
With the ninja academy on break, the streets near the school were no longer filled with mischievous students. They had all run off elsewhere to cause trouble, and everything seemed quiet and peaceful.
But that was only what ordinary villagers thought. The village's ninja all knew that the atmosphere was extremely tense. The Military Police Force was confronting the Hokage Building, and internal conflict could erupt at any moment.
Most of the village's ninja clans had chosen not to take sides, waiting for a victor to emerge.
They would support whoever won. That was how small and mid-sized clans survived. When Minato had ascended to the position of Hokage, they had abandoned Orochimaru. Now, they still intended to wait and see, refusing to take sides lightly.
So the village's current surface calm was merely the prelude to an approaching storm.
At the Uchiha Clan Compound, inside the main hall of Naka Shrine.
As the gathering before formally launching the coup, nearly every Uchiha ninja had come to Naka Shrine. They were all prepared to fight the Hokage Building, all to reclaim everything that belonged to the Uchiha.
After sweeping his gaze across the Uchiha in the hall, Fugaku did not rise to give a speech. He was waiting for